Magnetic computer



1968 A. J. GEHRING. JR.. T AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 1957 77 Sheets-Sheet l POWER PULSES Fig. 1B

1PULSE PERIOD fi 0 POWER PULSES 0 HIGH b. OUTPUT PULSES LOW HIGH c. INPUT PULSES LOW REF. CHARACTERS m runs '0 '2 *4 s a no FIG. PRECEDED BY 1- H (3 t5 t7 t9 REF. CHARACTERS IN F|G.2 PRECEDED BY 2- masusnc AMPLIFIER OUT 2 ENERGIZED av PHASE 5 POWER PULSES Fig. 2C

Fig. 2A

1PULSE PERIOD I +v 0, POWER PULSES O V -V h-q J HIGH 0 OUTPUT PULSES LOW we INVENTORS.

ARTHUR J. GEHRINGJI, C. INPUT PULSES LOW LLOYD w STOWE '0 2 4 a n TIME I '3 *5 1 *9 M A T TORNE Y Jan. 2, 1968 A. J. GEHRING. JR. ET L MAGNET I C COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 195'? 77 Sheets-Sheet 2 SOURCE OF PHASE "A" POWER PULSES Fig. 3A

I PULSE PE RIOD l fi SOURCE OF PHASE '8" POWER PULSES v PHAsE'W o rr- POWER ..,V ppl PHA5"B" 0 POWER mp HIGH P"! P'1 50A ow OUTPUT r- 50A ow OUTPUT OUTPUT HIGH OUTPUT OUTPUT 50E ow 1 s 5 1 9 n 0 2 4 '6 a 10 REF. CHARACTERS IN F|G.3 PRECEDED BY 3- Jan. 2, 1968 A. J. GEHRING. JR, ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 1957 T? Sheets-Sheet. 3

80A 80B 80C 800 b b P Fig. 4A

83 53 ODD NUMBER EVEN NUMBER OF OF COMPLEMENTERS COMPLEMENTERS OR ANY NUMBER OF MAGNETIC'AMPLIFIERS Fig. 4c Fig.4D

1 PULSE PERIOD REF. CHARACTERS 0N FIG. 4 PRECEDEO BY 4- Jan. 2, 1968 A.J.GEHR.-G.JR.. Em 3,3 2,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 1957 1 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 53 80 B6 51A g 82 86A 865 F lg. 5A

son 53 80B 56 am v BIB Fig. 5B

REF. CHARACTERS IN FIG. 5 PRECEDED BY 5- I 92 z as Fig. 6A 4 94 1 99 Fig. 6D Fig. 6E

REF. CHARACTERS IN FIG. 6 PRECEDED BY 6- Jan. 2, 1968 J, GEHRWG, JR" ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 195'? 77 Sheets-Sheet 5 me 103' .00 1 I 102 m5 i% s09 09' 100 100 on '06 3* I06 no no 10 Fig. 7A Fig. 78

ENCODING FUNCTION TABLE FOR HIGH LEVEL SIGNALS DECODING FUNCTION TABLE FOR LOW LEVEL SIGNALS Fig. 7C

REF CHARACTERS IN FIG? PRECEDED BY 7- Jan. 2, 1968 J m JR ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 1957 7? Sheets-Sheet 6 5 a in e 111 116 la 11: "5 117 11a Fig.8A Fig.8B

1 PULSE PERIOD {'1 I '3 5 1 '9 11 13 '15 1? '0 '2 4 s a '10 '12 '14 1s 1a -v n-J nn-l 11- +v P- r ruuwass o -V I-J A -1 -1 1 -1 J HIGH c. TERMINAL 117 Low HIGH 1- 1- --1 TERMINAL 111 U a Low J J i- U 14101-1 E. TERMINAL 112 Low HIGH 1-- pr. TERMINAL 113 J L Low crewman 16 LOW men 11. TERMINAL was Fig.8C

REF. CHARACTERS IN FIQB PRECEDED BY 8- Jan. 2, 1968 A. .1. GEHRING. JR. ET AL 3,352,016

MAGNET I C COMPUTER Original Filed March 28, 1957 7'? Sheets-Sheet 7 ISBW) (MSD) (LSD) SPACE BETWEEN MOST SIGNIFICANT LEAST SIGNIFICANT SIGN WORD DIGIT DIGIT POSITION BIT '11 1 10: 9 I a 1 1 I a I *5 I 4 "3 I 2 I P 1 I "0 I osmous 0 o 1 o 1 o o 1 o 1 o o 1 OUINARY pom ON 0 o 1 1 o o o 1 1 o 0 o 2 L o o 0 o o o 1 o o o o 0 3 BINARY o o 1 1 1 1 o 0 o o o o 4 PORTION I" '0 t9 l7 l6 t5 t4 3 .2 I. to TEMPORAL N PULSE can wono POSITION TIME comm/m0 M c I 1 1 1 1 1 l BIT 1 I 1 1 1 l I 1P l p9 1 1 I 1 p31P2 p. P0 1 POSITIONS o o o 1 o o o o o 0 0 o 1 o 1 o o o o o 1 0 o o o 2 o o o 0 o o 0 0 o o 0 0 3 0 1 1 o o o o o o o o o 4 I 11 1o '9 a I 1 I a 5 4 3 2 I 1 o TEMPORAL PULSE msmucnoru wono Posmo" TIME Fig.9B

REF CHARACTERS IN FIG 9 PRECEDED BY 9- Jan. 2, 1968 A. J m JR ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER Sheets-Sheet Original Filed March 28 9 0; 8 8. 8 Q 09 2. k v a p I] mm ufiam l zo;uw mm zo 5wdm z 2 9m: 02 m mo. 0; 9 0i 2 N2 -o. Y -o o. I m mm NO. 4N. p u I IN? 59 59 NOT 2 3 8. T Z I 87 9 Q9 1 m. t 8. u: m: i v L: 2: 32. u 8. 2 M 2 4 i r r J 39 81 and. 21 7 o: w 1 I Jan. 2, 1968 J GEHRlNG, JR" ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER 7? Sheets-Sheet 11 Original Filed March 28, 1957 Fig. 118 SIGN OF (rA) FLIP FLOP Fig.1lA Fig.HC s|e- 0F (00 FLIP FLOP s|s- OF M.) FLIP FLOP SHEET PRECEDED BY 11- Jan. 2, 1968 A. J. GEHRING, JR" ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 13 Original Filed March 28, 1957 n m omowummm huwIw m I. Z0 mmmhusvzru mum Ma vvo Jan. 2, 1968 1 GEHRWG, JR" ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETI C COMPUTER 1" Sheets-Sheet. 14

Original Filed March 28, 195'? l m ouowuwtm huwIm m: 20 mmuhuqmqlo umm Jan. 2, 1968 A. J. GEHRING, JR, ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 16 Original Filed March 28. 195? +m w! :2 N4 5 w m 9 21 6 2 3 o 6 -z o mum Eim o Kim? +8 N: .2 :q um I no 5 mum tim o .555 No Nm N2 mm +9: 6 5 2 m +9: P g 1 F g F d 0 I 0 I i 0 d O 0 mm mv mm 3 9 w 4m 3 S (N S 4 n q 4 m2 m2 mm. mm m: dzz xu 2 9 3 4m. 5. 4: oh Z z 2: -.x mmw 9 .5 N5 mm 5 9 mm. mmm mm 3 9 OG mmioi 99. A n. E 838% ma i 8 E56 2Q mmw u m xo mum m9 mod 3 @mm mJmzz Io m 024 Cm Jan. 2, 1968 A. J. GEHRING, JR.. ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNETIC COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 1? Original Filed March 28, 195'? .[in -n tin -3 Twin o i=3 -z o 6 1 A 2 o 5 f 5 i 8 Kim -z +03 m IOOH.

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MAGNETI C COMPUTER 77 Sheets-Sheet 18 Original Filed March 28, 1957 1... 20 mmmhuameiu umc w. 6 883mm Burl 2 tin -o Ftrn n 6 2 o tin W '0 w H 0Q on GM tin g tin a 5 i -z 1 u tin i +23 w w .8 a mu x b I 0 0 0 0 Un U0. U UN .2 U U: U0. U0 U0 N U2 2.. um. V I Y mo i 0:0 @0- U 4 mdzz zu van :m 556mm 3.1:

Jan. 2, 1968 J. GEHRWG, JR" ET AL 3,362,016

MAGNET I C COMPUTER 7v Sheets-Sheet 20 Original Filed March 28, 1957 

1. AN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER COMPRISING, A MOVABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH THE DATA SIGNALS TO BE PROCESSED ARE RECORDED IN SEQUENCE, DIGIT BY DIGIT AS CODED PULSE COMBINATIONS, PULSE TRANSFERRING AND PROCESSING CIRCUITRY FOR HANDLING THE DATA SIGNALS DERIVED FROM THE RECORDING MEDIUM, SAID TRANSFERRING AND PROCESSING CIRCUITRY INCLUDING PULSE TYPE TRANSLATING CIRCUITS ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY A PULSATING POWERR SOURCE, AND A PULSATING POWER SUPPLY FOR SAID TRANSLATING CIRCUITRY INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE TIMING AND RECURRENCE RATE OF SAID POWER SUPPLY FROM THE SIGNALS DERIVED FROM SAID RECORDING MEDIUM. 